Is Jesus (as) the only way to God?

Jesus (as) was a light and a way to God, just as every prophet was in his own time and among his own people. But he was not the only way, because God has sent prophets to every nation.

Islam agrees that Jesus (as) was a light and a way. No one finds God entirely on their own. God makes Himself known through His prophets, and every prophet is, for his own time, the door through which people reach God. A prophet who said he was not a way to God would be denying his own mission.

That is exactly why this claim is not unique to Jesus (as). Similar words are found in the scriptures of many great religions, and the Holy Qur’an also describes the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) as a means of drawing near to God. The claim belongs to a particular time, and it holds true for every true prophet in his own age.

One can also turn the question around. Was there no way to God before Jesus (as)? And what about the peoples of India, China or Africa who never heard of him? A God who created the whole world does not confine His guidance to one small land and forget the rest of humanity. The verse above says clearly that every people received its Warner.

Seen this way, everything fits together. God abandoned no nation and gave each one as much light as it could hold. Jesus (as) was one of these ways, a highly honoured prophet of God. Whoever understands him like this does not have to reject any other prophet, nor raise Jesus (as) above being human.